Alert 05 – 11 Fall/Open Hole, LTI Incident
WHAT HAPPENED:
A Night Toolpusher climbed a rig floor fixed ladder to the Top Drive System (TDS) walkway located above the Drawworks in order to inspect the TDS. He stepped back into the ladder access opening (open hole) and fell approximately 5 meters (approximately 16 feet), landing on the rig floor below. The landing resulted in a fracture to the left arm and various cuts & abrasions.